scot and lot

noun

A parish tax laid on subjects according to their ability.

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Meanings

nounscot and lot (uncountable)
  1. UKhistoricaluncountableA parish tax laid on subjects according to their ability.
  2. uncountableObligations of every kind regarded collectively.

    Experienced men of the world know very well that it is best to pay scot and lot as they go along.

    1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Compensation
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